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CASE, Temple Tifereth In Historic Partnership
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
A Cleveland religious icon is guaranteed restoration, while a local university dramatically upgrades its artistic presence. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports on an historical cultural agreement.
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Boccieri To Support Health Care Bill
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
Ohio Congressman John Boccieri is among the latest Democrats to announce their intention to vote for the final health overhaul. Manuel Quinones reports from Washington.

Ohio Unemployment Tics Up In February
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
Ohio's official unemployment rate rose a bit in February....but state officials who've just released the numbers say they don't necessarily mean the economy is continuing to deteriorate. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Upside/Downside: Birdies and Derbies
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
We have two stories in this week's edition of Upside/Downside. As the city of Akron struggles to keep the All American Soap Box Derby afloat, the city of Houston is preparing to unveil a major attraction -- a brand new state of the art derby track. Also we consider the economic impact of birds...or more specifically the folks who flock to the shores of Lake Erie to watch them. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman reports.

School Systems Differ On Value Of Bonds
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
A federal allocation is set to make more than $430 million in construction bonds available to Ohio school districts as part of the government's stimulus spending. The bonds are the second part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and are specifically to finance construction or repair of schools. Ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Some Sex Offenders Can Skirt Notification Rules
Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court says a two year old law that reclassified sex offenders into three groups allows for some of them to avoid community notification requirements. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Liquor and Legislators Don’t Mix On Casino Rules
Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010
Ohio voters last November approved a constitutional amendment authorizing full-scale gambling casinos in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo. But now, it's up to state legislators to draw up the RULES the casinos will have to live by. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has learned that the casino developers are negotiating behind the scenes to relax the LIQUOR rules that would govern them...and that is sparking some controversy.

Restored All-Electric Rates Only Marginally Helpful
Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010
Homeowners that heat with electricity hope to be eventually paid back for dramatically higher rates they were charged by First Energy this winter. Wednesday First Energy filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reduce those rates to roughly where they before they were hiked last year. But that doesn’t help with this year’s heating bills, and it’s unclear even how long the reduction will last. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports.

Nobel Laureate Speaks At Case Early Childhood Education Forum
Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010
Earlier this year, the Obama administration promised to make a major investment in early childhood education to the tune of $10 billion. It's not clear what form that would take, but it would be the largest new early childhood initiative since Head Start in the 1960's. Major philanthropists like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are also making major investments in early childhood education. Driving this movement is the research of James Heckman, a nobel prizewinning economist at the University of Chicago. Heckman is speaking later today at Case Western Reserve University about the idea that investing in children when they're young can pay big dividends down the road. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

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